Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)A number of cetacean species are observed regularly offshore during the summer months and also from the 'Good Shepherd', Fair Isle's mail-boat, on its weekly crossing to Shetland.
Species regularly seen include:
Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Other species which also occur in Fair Isle and Shetland waters are:
Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas)
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon)
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)